Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo explained

Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo
Developer:Humongous Entertainment
Publisher:Humongous Entertainment
Producer:Ron Gilbert
Engine:SCUMM
Composer:George Alistair Sanger
Artist:Todd Lubsen[1]
Released:Released:
  • August 10, 1995 (Win)[2]
  • October 18, 1995 (Mac)[3]
  • 2005 (DVD player)
  • November 15, 2011, August 13, 2015 (iOS)
  • 2012 (Android)
  • July 3, 2014 (Linux)[4]
  • February 10, 2022 (Switch)[5]
  • November 3, 2022 (Playstation 4)[6]
Genre:Adventure
Modes:Single-player
Platforms:Android, Macintosh, Windows, DVD player, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4

Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo is a 1995 video game and the third of seven adventure games in the Putt-Putt series of games developed and published by Humongous Entertainment. The animation style also changed with this game to hand-drawn animation, in contrast to the pixel art graphics of the previous two games, following the studio's jump from DOS to Windows with Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds the previous year. The game was reissued on April 19, 1999. In November 2011, the game became the first Humongous Entertainment game to be rereleased for iOS and Google Play.[7] Developed by Nimbus Games Inc., the iOS version of this game released by Atari was discontinued. A Nintendo Switch version was released in February 2022, followed by the PlayStation 4 version on the PlayStation Store in November the same year.[8]

Plot

Putt-Putt is excited for the grand opening of the Cartown Zoo. He visits Mr. Baldini's grocery store, who tasks him with delivering zoo chow to zookeeper Outback Al. Upon arriving at the zoo, Putt-Putt learns that six baby animals have gone missing: Baby Jambo the elephant; Masai the giraffe; Kenya the lion cub; Zanzibar the hippopotamus; Sammy the seal; and Little Skeeter the boa constrictor. Putt-Putt volunteers to search for the animals, which Outback Al agrees to as he starts repairs on the zoo.

After finding and rescuing all six baby animals, Putt-Putt notifies Outback Al of his success, and Al excitedly thanks him. At the zoo's opening ceremony, Outback Al gives Putt-Putt a Junior Zookeeper award for his help and allows him the honor of cutting the ribbon. The zoo is then opened to everyone as they all enter to explore, ending the game.

Gameplay

The game mechanics are almost the same as its predecessors including the glove box inventory, horn, radio and accelerator, though one addition is an ignition key shown on the bottom left side of Putt-Putt's dashboard, which allows the player to quit the game. A few mini games are also playable. Unlike other games, Putt-Putt can acquire a camera so the player can take pictures of the animals and other characters and print them out.[9]

Reception

The combined sales of Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo, Putt-Putt Joins the Parade and Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon surpassed one million units by June 1997.[10] During the year 2001 alone, Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo sold 100,972 retail units in North America, according to PC Data.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lubsen. Todd. Todd Lubsen. 3. 22 April 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074429/http://toddlubsen.com/Todd_Lubsen2012webcv.pdf. 4 March 2016.
  2. Putt-PuttĀ® Saves the Zoo Shatters Interactive Animation Standard for CD-ROM; Humongous Entertainment Redefines Interactive Story Telling . . August 9, 1995 . December 17, 1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/19991217031041/http://humongous.com/parents/Pr/More/news/ZOOREL.html . dead.
  3. Web site: Macintosh CD-ROMs . 2024-02-19 . web.archive.org.
  4. Web site: Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo on Steam . . June 18, 2023 . November 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221109143036/https://store.steampowered.com/app/294660/PuttPutt_Saves_The_Zoo/ . live.
  5. 1489282536366690306. Get your adventure on with four of the best games you've ever played, arriving for #NintendoSwitch on February 10th.. HumongousEnt. Humongous. Humongous Entertainment. February 3, 2022. March 16, 2022.
  6. Web site: Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo. store.playstation.com.
  7. Web site: Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo (Games) . App Shopper . 2012-01-28 . 2013-12-05 . 2014-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222003305/http://appshopper.com/games/putt-putt-saves-the-zoo . live.
  8. Web site: Playstation4 . 2023-01-13 . HE . en . 2023-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117182820/https://www.humongous.com/playstation-4 . live.
  9. Web site: Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo . 2024-04-10 . web.archive.org.
  10. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20180519064246/http://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-main-bytes-vol-47-no-21/ . The Little Car that Could . People Staff . June 2, 1997 . . May 19, 2018 . dead.
  11. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20020619111456/http://www.justadventure.com/articles/State_of_Adventure_Gaming/Mar-02/sales2001.shtm . State of Adventure Gaming - March 2002 - 2001 Sales Table . March 2002 . Sluganski, Randy . June 19, 2002 . . dead . May 13, 2020.